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Episode 211: Business as Unusual: Decision Making and Boundaries During a Crisis (With Shulamit Ber Levtov)
When things are unusual, it’s all too easy for our decision making to falter and for our boundaries to be shaky. In this episode, guest…
Episode 210: Business as Unusual: How I’m Handling My Marketing and Sales Right Now
It’s a new month, and let’s be real, it’s one with a lot of questions and many answers. For this episode as part of the…
Episode 209: Doing Business As Unusual: Business Planning Amid Uncertainty
Things are pretty far from business as usual right now, so do we even bother with planning right now? The answer is yes. We definitely…
Episode 208: Behind-the-Scenes with Agency Owner Rita Barry
In a world full of other agencies doing the same thing as you, it’d be so easy to simply blend in, and end up struggling.…
Episode 206: Stop Worrying About the $5 Latte with Nechelle Bartley
Most of us have financial goals that involve making more money. But what if in the pursuit of making more money, we’re focused on the…
Episode 205: Creating a Deliberately Simple Client Experience
When you make your money by serving clients, the experience you create can make or break your business. But I’ve noticed that many times bosses…
Episode 204: All Things Enneagram with Chrissie Wywrot
If there’s one thing entrepreneurs love, it’s personality tests. And it’s no surprise as we’re relentless in our personal development work, and these tests help…
Episode 203: Real-Life Insights From a Year of Client Proposals
Back in 2016, when I started my marketing agency, one of the very first things I did was look at the entire sales process from…
Episode 202: Behind-the-Scenes with Social Media Strategist Andrea Jones
Many times we have ideas that can hold us back or result in bumps along the way. In this episode of the Small Business Boss…